Where does “puta” come from?
puta (Tagalog) comes from Spanish puta, from Old Spanish puta, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
puta (Tagalog): prostitute, whore, slut; Expressing dismay or...
Definitions
- prostitute, whore, slut; Expressing dismay or...
Ancestry of “puta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | puta | feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | puta | whore |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 4 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 6 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |